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V. E. SISSON.

SHEET STEEL CAR END.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. n. 1918.

Patented Aug. 12, 1919.

3 SHEETSSHEET V. E. SISSON.

SHEET STEEL CAR END.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-11.1918.

1,3 13, 1 28. Patented Aug. 12, 1919.

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SHEET STEEL CAR END.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 11. 1918 1,3 1 3, 1 28. Patented Aug. 12, 1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VINTON E. SISSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNO'R TO WALTERYP. MURPHY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Original application filed March 29, 1915, Serial No. 17,840. Divided and this application filed January 11, 1918. Serial No. 211,362.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VINTON E. SISSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheet-Steel Car Ends, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an end structure for railway cars, more particularly box cars, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a sheet metal car end comprising a metal end sheet or end sheets formed with vertical or substantially vertical corrugations which are of substantially uniform width except at their extremities andmerge one into the other so as to provide a uniform reinforcement for substantially the entire area of the end wall of the car for the purpose of strengthening and rigidifying the same as against cargo thrusts and the tendency of the car to weave; the corrugations, being vertical or substantially so, acting also as posts to carry a part of the roof load- (when the end structure of my invention is applied to a box car).

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction for the car end whereby the stresses exerted against the corrugations are transmitted to rigidifying elements at the upper and lower edges of the car, and whereby the sheet metal end structure is made to directly support the longitudinal frame members of the roof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction for the end of a railway car, more particularly a box car, whereby the end sheets are connected to the longitudinal frame members of the car, particularly at the top, in such .manner as to rigidify the entire end of the car as against the tendency to distortion of the structure commonly known as weaving.

The invention has for further objects such other new and improved constructions, arrangements and devices relating to sheet metal end structures for railway cars as Will be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is illustrated, in a preferred embodiment, in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view, in elevation, of the superstructure of a railway box car provided with a sheet steel end constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan View of one end of the car with the roof boards removed.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary sectional plan on line lli of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view on line 55 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary section on line 66 of Fig. 2. I

Like characters of reference designate like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates one-of the end sills of a railway box car. I prefer to employ a channel bar, or other structural steel member, having one or more horizontal flanges whereby such member has considerable lateral strength. The corner posts 11 of the car are preferably angle bars. The side sills are indicated at 1'2 and the side plates at 13.

The end structure comprises, in its preferred embodiment of the invention, a sheet steel panel consisting of two end sheets l l and 15 which extend from top to bottom of the car and are secured together at their meeting edges. The sheets are formed with substantially vertical corrugations, which terminate within the edges of the sheets, and which preferably extend substantially from the floor of the car to the roof. The sheet l i has a flat marginal portion 17 which extends back of the edge corrugation 16 of sheet 15 and is secured thereto by two lines of rivets 18 on opposite sides of corrugations 16*. The corrugations merge one into the other so that the structure has a sinuous configura tion in horizontal cross section as shown in Fig. 4:; and the edge 19 of sheet 15 is preferably curved so that it fits into the edge corrugation 16 of sheet 1 1, this arrangement making the structure waterproof along the junction between the sheets. The outer edges of the sheets are secured to the corner posts 11 by rivets 20. The lower edges of the sheets are riveted or otherwise secured to the end sill. The upper portions of the Patented. Aug. 12, 1919.

sheets are preferably bent over on lines corsecured together, as, for example, by a gusset plate 23, which latter provides a sup ort for the ridge pole 24:. The outer ends 0 the flanges are riveted to the side plates 13. Preferably the connection is made more rigid by means of gusset plates 25 riveted to the side plates and to the flanges 21. In order to further rigidify and strengthen the upper part of the end structure and the ad- ]olning portion of the roof, a structural steel beam, for example, a channel bar 26 may be arranged across the car from side to side. This bar is bent at the middle to correspond to the slope of the roof and its ends are sheared oil as indicated at 27 (Fig. 3) and rest upon and are riveted to the side plates 13. One of the bolts 28 which secure the ridge pole 2 1 to the gusset plate 23 extends through the channel bar 2 6, the outerleg and web of which are riveted to the sheets 14, 15. If further rigidity is required an angular brace 29 may be riveted to the sheets just below the level of the eaves and its extremity secured to the side plates 13 by angle pieces 30. This angle bar, taken in connection with the channel member 26, provides a truss-like reinforcement for the upper part of the end wall structure of the car which holds the car in sha e and prevents distortion of the roof. 'l o further rigidify the upper part of the car structure as against strains known as weaving strains, I preferabl provide diagonally extending braces 31 anc ored at opposite ends to the flanges 21 and to the side plates 13 and preferably secured at intervening points to the purlins under which the braces extend.

It will be seen that the flanges 21, particularly when reinforced with the member 26 or the member 29, or both, serve the purpose of the ordinary end plate of the car.

Each ofthe corruguations 16 merge into the next corrugation so that the sheet metal panel consists, in effect, of a series of alternately oppositely rojecting ribs which 00- operate to strengt en and rigidify the end structure against cargo thrusts and also against the tendency of the car to weave and VghlilnflflllthQIIfiOlB, because of their subs an 1a y uprig t osition, su ort in art the roof load, whilih, a will ge unerstoodi may be an item of some importance when the roof is covered with ice or snow. 'With the corrugations merging one into the other, as shown, no one rib or corrugation may bend out without carrying the adjacent corrugations with it. For this reason also the end panel, if deflected under an extraordinary heavy thrust, will the more readily spring back .when relieved of this stress Any stresses on the corrugations are transmltted by such corrugations, acting as beams, to the upper and lower edges of the panel. The upper edge of the panel is rlgldlfied in orderto withstand these stresses and transmit them to the longitudinal frame members of the car by means of the constructions above described.

In order to reinforce and strengthen the end structure at the bottom I employ pref feraibly a structural steel sill such as the channel sill shown, to which the end sheets are riveted so that this member will take the stresses transmitted by the corrugations to the lower edge of the sheet. In order to further rigidify the lower part of the end structure as against cargo thrusts, which are particularly severe in the lower part of the car where the heavy lading is placed, the end may be provided with a flat steel sheet 32 arranged on the inside of the end sheets 14 and 15 and riveted to each inturned corrugation thereof by rivets 32*. Preferably the lower edge of the sheet metal element 32 is formed with an inturned flange 33 which extends under the flooring 34 of the car so as to provide a grain -proof joint between the end structure of the car and the floor. Thls flange also gives additional rigidity to the lower part of the end structure.

The corrugations 16 are preferably, though not necessarily of varying lengths so that their upper ends correspond in al1nement with the slope of the roof. 35 is an end fascia plate. The roof boards of the car are indipated at 36 and the metal roof sheets at 3 While I have described my invention in a preferred embodiment, it will be understood that modifications might be made Without departure from the principles of the invention. Therefore I do not wish to be understood as limiting the invention to the precise constructions, arrangements and devices shown anddescribed except as the claims are specifically so limited.

This application is a division of my copending application Serial No. 17,840, filed March-29, 1915. I do not claim herein the inventions common to this and the parent application.

I claim:

1. In a railway-car, an end structure comprising metal end sheets each extending from top to bottom of the car, secured together along their meeting edges, and formed with corrugations which extend from approximately the floor of the car to within a short distance of the top thereof, are of substantially uniform cross sectional area except at their extremities and merge one into another to provide a sinuous configuration in horizontal cross section and terminate within the edges of said sheets, the inner lateral edge of one of said sheets extending back of the adjacent corrugation of the other sheet and being secured to said other sheet by lines of rivets on both sides of said corrugation so as to provide a vertical post.

2. In a box car, an end structure comprising a metal end sheet formed with corrugations of varying lengths which extend from approximately the floor of the car to within a short distance of the roof thereof, are of substantially uniform cross sectional area except at their extremities and merge one into another to provide a sinuous configurationg; in horizontal cross section, and terminate within the edges of said sheet, the upper edge of said sheet being bent over to form a support for the roof structure of the car.

3. In a box car, an end structure comprising metal end sheets each extending from top to bottom of the car, secured together along their meeting edges, and formed with corrugations which extend from approximately the floor of the car to within a short distance of the roof thereof, are of substantially uniform cross sectional area except at their extremities and merge one into another to provide a. sinuous configuration in horizontal cross section; the upper portions of said sheets lbeing bent on oppositely inclined diagonal lines to correspond with the slope of the roof thereby providing flanges for supporting the roof structure of the car.

4. In a railway car, the combination of a sheet metal end structure formed with substantially vertical corrugations and provided at its upper edge with a transversely extending rigidifying member attached to the framing of the car, and a plate extending across the lower portion of said sheet metal structure and anchored to the framing of the car to which said sheet metal end structure is secured along lines extending between said corrugations so that the corrugations of said structure form, in effect, box girders.

5. In a railway car, the combination of a sheet metalend structure formed with corrugations which extend from substantially the floor to the top of the car and merge one into another, said structure being provided with means constituting a transverse rigidifying member at the upper edge of the structure which is attached to the framing of the car, and a plate extending across the lower portion of said sheet metal structure and anchored to the framing of the car to which said sheet metal end structure is secured along lines extending between said corrugations so that the corrugations of said structure form, in effect, box girders.

6. A sheet metal end structure for railway cars, formed with vertical corrugations which extend substantially from the top to the bottom of the structure and provided with means constituting flanges at lts upper edge having the slope of the car roof for supporting said roof, a substantially horinontal metal reinforcing member on the inside said struc near the top thereof and below said which is riveted at intervals to said structure, and means constituting a transverse stiffening member at the lower edge of the structure.

7 The combination with a box car having side plates, of a sheet metal end structure for the car provided with vertical corrugations, the upper portion of which is bent over on oppositely inclined diagonal lines to provide a support for the roof of the car, and a substantially horizontal reinforcing member extending from side to side of the car below said flanges and secured to said end structure between said corrugations and to the side plates.

8. In a sheet metal end structure for a railway car, the combination of a plurality of endsheets which extend from the floor of the car to the top and are formed with substantially vertical corrugations which are of substantially uniform cross sectional area except at their extremities and merge one into another so that said sheets have a'sinu- .ous configuration in cross section, and means constituting transverse reinforcing members at the upper and lower edges of said structure which take the stresses of said corrugations, the marginal corrugations at the inner edge of one of said sheets being overlapped on the meeting edge of the other sheet so that a box girder connection is provided between the sheets having a rigid relation with said upper and lower transverse stifiening members.

9. In a railway box car, the combination with the side plates and-roof of the car, of a sheet metal end wall panel formed with substantially vertical corrugations and provided with means constituting a roof supporting flange having the slope of the roof, the ends of which are anchored to said side plates, and a horizontal member extending across the car with its extremities anchored to said side plates.

10. In a box car, an end structure comprising metal end sheets extending from topto bottom of the car, secured together along their meeting edges and formed with corrugations which extend approximately fromthe floor of the car to within a short distance of the roof thereof, are of substantially uniform cross sectional area except at their extremities and merge one into the other to provide a sinuous configuration in horizon tal cross section, said end sheets being provided at their upper edges with means forming flanges oppositely inclined to correspond with the slope of the roof for supporting the roof structure of the car.

11. In a box car, an end S'JfllCttllQ comprisform cross sectional area except at their extremities and merge one into the other to provide a sinuous configuration in horizontal cross section, said end sheets being provided at their upper edges with means forming flanges oppositely inclined to correspond with the slope of the roof for supporting the roof structure of the car, and diagonal braces extending from said flanges to the side walls of the car.

12. In a box car, an end structure comprising two metal end sheets each extending from top to bottom of the car, secured together along their meeting edges, and formed with corrugations of varying lengths which extend from approximately the floor of the car to Within a short distance of the roof thereof and terminate within the edges of said sheets, the upper portions of said sheets being bent on oppositely inclined diagonal lines to correspond with the slope of the roof thereby providing flanges for supporting the roof structure of a car, the inner lateral edge of one of the sheets extending back of the adjacent corrugation of the other sheet and being secured to said other sheet by lines of rivets on opposite sides of said corrugations.

13. In a box car, an end structure compris ing two metal end sheets each extending from top to bottom of the car, secured together along their meeting edges, andformed with corrugations of varying lengths which extend from approximately the floor of the car to within a short distance of the roof thereof and terminate within the edges of said sheets, the inner lateral edge of one of said sheets extending back of the adjacent corrugation of the other sheet and being secured to said other sheet by lines of rivets on both sides of said corrugation, the upper portions of said sheets being bent over on oppositely inclined diagonal lines to correspond with the slope of the roof of the car,

thereby providing flanges for supporting the roof structure.

14. In a box car, an end structure comprising two metal end sheets each extending from top to bottompf the car,

formed with corrugations which extend from approximately the floor of'the car to within a short distance of the roof thereof and terminate within the edges of said sheets; the upper portions of said sheets be ing bent on oppositely inclined diagonal lines to correspond with the slope of the roof thereby providing flanges for supporting the roof structure of the car, and a structural steel member extending across the car from side to side and secured to said flanges.

15. In a box car, an end structure com prising two metal end sheets each extending from top to bottom of the car, secured together along their meeting edges, and formed with corrugations which extend secured together along their meeting edges, and

from approximately the floor of the car to within a short distance of the roof thereof and terminate within the edges of said sheets; the upper portions of said sheets being bent on oppositely inclined diagonal lines to correspond with the slope of the roof thereby providing flanges for supporting the roof structure of the car, and a channel bar, bent at the middle to correspond to the slope of the roof, which extends across the car from side to side and is secured to said flanges.

16. In a box car, an end structure comprising a metal end sheet formed with corrugations of varying lengths which extend uninterruptedly from approximately the floor of the car to within a short distance of the roof thereof and terminate within the edges of said sheet, said sheet being formed with integral inturned flanges at its upper and lower edges.

17. The combination with abox car having side plates and a ridge pole, of a. sheet metal end structure for the car composed of two corrugated end sheets extending from top to bottom of the car and joined together alongside of a vertical line extending through the ridge of the roof; the upper portions of the sheets being bent on oppositely inclined diagonal lines to form flanges for supporting the roof of the car, and means securing together the inner ends of said flanges which provides a support for the ridge pole of the car.

18. The combination with a box car having side plates and a ridge pole, of a sheet metal end structure for the car composed of two end sheets extending from top to bottom of the car, joined alongside of the vertical line extending through the ridge of the roof and formed with substantially vertical corrugation-s terminating within the edges of the sheets; the upper portions of the sheets being bent on oppositely inclined diagonal lines to form flanges for supporting the roof of the car, and means securing together the inner ends of said flanges which provides a support for the ridge pole of the car.

19. The combination with a box car having side plates and a ridge pole, of a, sheet metal end structure for the car composed of two corrugated end sheets extending from top to bottom of the car and joined together alongside of a vertical line extending through the ridge of the roof; the upper portions of the sheets being bent on oppositely inclined diagonal lines to form flanges for supporting the roof of the cam, means securing together the inner ends of said flanges which provides a support for the ridge pole of the car, and diagonally extending bracing elements for attaching the flanges to the side pl-ates of the car.

20. The combination with a box car having side plates and a ridge pole, of a sheet metal end structure for the car composed of two corrugated end sheets extending from top to bottom of the car and joined together alongside of a vertical line extending through the ridge of the roof; the upper portions of the sheets being bent on oppositely inclined diagonal lines to form flanges for supporting the roof of the car, means securing together the inner ends of said flanges which provides a sup-port for the ridge pole of the car, and a structural steel member bent at the middle to correspond to the slope of the roof which extends across the sheets under said flanges to which said flanges are attached.

'21. The combination with a box car having side plates and a ridge pole, of a sheet metal end structure for the car comprising two corrugated end sheets extending from top to bottom of the car, joined together alongside ot a vertical line passing through said ridge pole and formed with vertical corrugations which extend substantially from top to bottom of the end sheets; and flanges formed on the upper edges of said end sheets, the outer ends of said flanges being rigidly secured to the adjacent side plates, and the inner ends of said flanges being rigidly connected to said ridge pole.

'22. A sheet metal end structure for railway cars, formechwith substantially vertical corru ations and provided with means constitutmg flanges at itsupperedge having the slope of the car 1100f for supporting said roof, and a metal reinforcing member on the inside of said structure near the top thereof and below said flanges which is riveted at intervals to said structure.

23. The combination with a box car having side plates, of a sheet metal end structure for the car, the upper portion of which is bent over on oppositely inclined diagonal lines to provide a support for the roof of the car, and an angular reinforcing member extending from side to side of the car and secured to the under side of said bent over portions and to said side plates.

24. In a box car, an end structure comprising metal end sheets each extending from top to bottom of the car and secured together along their meeting edges and formed with vertical corrugations; the upper end marginal portions of said sheets be ing bent on inclined diagonal lines to corre spend with the slope of the roof.

25. In a sheet metal end structure for a railway car, the combination of end sheets which extend from the floor to the top of the car, which are provided with substantially vertical corrugations and are overlapped and secured together at their meeting edges, and means at'the upper and lower edges of said structure providing transverse reinforcements which take the stresses on said corrugations, one of the overlapping meeting edges of said sheet being provided with a vertical corrugation which, with the meeting edge of the other sheet, provides a box girder waterproof connection between said sheets having a rigid relation with said being bent over on diagonal lines oorresponding to the slope of the car roof to provide flanges, means connecting together in rigid relation the adjacent ends of said flanges, and means for anchoring said flanges to the longitudinal frame members of the car.

VINTON E. sIssoN. 

